Real Madrid will trim some members of their squad, after a summer of more new arrivals at the Berbabeu, according to general manager Jorge Valdano.

Madrid have brought a host of new faces into their side, with Germany star Mesut Ozil the latest to arrive, but Jose Mourinho is keen to cut down the squad's size and has therefore put the rest of Europe on alert over who he lets go.

Valdano told Marca: "We have 26 players right now, so we need to lighten the squad and it will happen in the coming days. This position does not affect the Spanish players currently on our books."